Final Solution
Directed by Cristobal Krusen
The final years of South Africa's apartheid system were overshadowed by an atmosphere of escalating violence and cyclical bloodshed. This unhappy period serves as the backdrop for director Cristobal Krusen's Final Solution, a film that recounts the true story of Gerrit Wolfaardt, an Afrikaner born and raised in a culture of extreme prejudice. The film traces Wolfaardt's evolution from a nationalistic adolescent, to a violent neo-Nazi, and finally to a law student who devises a "final solution" to rid South Africa of its "black danger." His violent machinations take a turn, however, when they are challenged by a sensitive African pastor who urges Wolfaardt to examine his apparent fear of the world he claims to hate. Final Solution is a film that investigates forgiveness on both a practical and a metaphysical level. Through stark realism and well-drawn characters, Krusen illustrates how reconciliation is always the hard choice, the painful choice, but also the only choice that holds out hope for the future. The film's message does not stay within the borders of South Africa. Instead, Africa's turmoil-ridden countryside becomes a microcosm for the world.

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